A factory where robots make robots is surely the stuff of nightmares for those living in fear of the dreaded uprising. But putting apocalyptic horrors aside for a moment, ABB’s new site could be one of the most advanced facilities of its kind when it opens in 2020 with plans to make 100,000 robots a year.
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Welcome back, Hubble!
NASA said the Hubble Space Telescope has returned to normal operations after issues with a gyroscope knocked the device into safe mode.
The telescope completed its first observations Saturday, capturing information on a distant, star-forming galaxy, the agency said.
On Oct. 5, Hubble was pushed into safe mode after one of its gyroscopes stopped working. The gyroscopes allow Hubble to turn and lock on to new targets to observe.
Scientists hope the world’s smallest satellites will boldly go where no probe has gone before.
Ben Bishop
During an interview at a Boston- area café, Zac Manchester apologized for not bringing along a copy of his latest satellite — one of many duplicates due to enter orbit this fall during a mission to the International Space Station. “Don’t worry,” says Manchester, a Stanford University professor of aeronautics and astronautics. “I’ll put one in an envelope and mail it to you.”
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